Black River, Jamaica
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Black River, Jamaica is a historic coastal town in St. Elizabeth Parish known for its role as a former major port and for eco-tourism on the nearby Black River wetlands and crocodile-inhabited river.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human settlement
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| country | Jamaica ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
eco-tourism boat tours
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| hasClimate | tropical climate ⓘ |
| hasFunction | administrative centre of St. Elizabeth Parish ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
colonial-era buildings
ⓘ
historic waterfront ⓘ |
| hasNearbyEcosystem |
mangrove wetlands
ⓘ
riverine estuary ⓘ |
| hasNearbyNaturalFeature |
Black River Lower Morass wetland
ⓘ
Black River estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyProtectedArea | Black River Lower Morass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement |
Lacovia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Parottee NERFINISHED ⓘ Santa Cruz, Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPort | Black River port NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
former major port in Jamaica
ⓘ
one of the earliest towns in Jamaica to have electricity ⓘ one of the first places in Jamaica to have motor cars ⓘ |
| isCoastalTown | true ⓘ |
| isParishCapitalOf | St. Elizabeth Parish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Black River wetlands tours
ⓘ
crocodile-inhabited Black River ⓘ eco-tourism ⓘ former major shipping port ⓘ historic architecture ⓘ |
| languageUsed | English ⓘ |
| localLanguage | Jamaican Patois ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | St. Elizabeth Parish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Jamaica Standard Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Caribbean Sea
ⓘ
south coast of Jamaica ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Black River (Jamaica) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parish | St. Elizabeth Parish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRiver | Black River (Jamaica) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | southwestern Jamaica ⓘ |
| role | parish capital ⓘ |
| timeZoneUTCOffset | UTC−05:00 ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction |
Black River safari tours
ⓘ
crocodile watching ⓘ wetland bird watching ⓘ |
| transport | road connections to other towns in St. Elizabeth Parish ⓘ |
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Black River (Jamaica)